LCI datasets
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60 of 104 activities are marked Preliminary: Some exchanges have no background mapping yet: they are exported unlinked and count no burden, so the inventory is incomplete.
104 of 104 activities
| Reference product | Activity | Geography | Unit | CAS | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde 99.9 wt% to storage Preliminary | Acetaldehyde by the one-stage Wacker oxidation of ethylene (100 kt/a) | GLO | kilogram | 75-07-0 | ISIC 2011 |
| Glacial acetic acid to storage Preliminary | Acetic acid by low-water iridium methanol carbonylation (60 t/h glacial acid, concept) | GLO | kilogram | 64-19-7 | ISIC 2011 |
| Acetic anhydride 99.5 wt% to storage Preliminary | Acetic anhydride by the ketene route (acetic acid cracking, 50 kt/a, concept) | GLO | kilogram | 108-24-7 | ISIC 2011 |
| Acetone product Preliminary | Acetone and phenol from cumene (cumene hydroperoxide route, 200 kt/a phenol) | GLO | kilogram | 67-64-1 | ISIC 1920 2011 |
| Phenol product Preliminary | Acetone and phenol from cumene (cumene hydroperoxide route, 200 kt/a phenol) | GLO | kilogram | 108-95-2 | ISIC 1920 2011 |
| Acetylene to the consumers (1.2 bar(a)) Preliminary | Acetylene by partial oxidation of natural gas with NMP recovery (6.25 t/h, synthesis-gas co-product) | GLO | kilogram | 74-86-2 | ISIC 2011 |
| Synthesis gas (H2/CO) to the consumers Preliminary | Acetylene by partial oxidation of natural gas with NMP recovery (6.25 t/h, synthesis-gas co-product) | GLO | kilogram | – | ISIC 2011 |
| Aluminium oxide, Smelter-grade alumina to storage Preliminary | Alumina by the Bayer process (3000 t/d smelter-grade alumina, concept) | GLO | kilogram | 1344-28-1 | ISIC 2420 |
| Liquid ammonia product (refrigerated, to the battery limit) | Ammonia from natural gas (1500 t/d, steam reforming with air-fed secondary reformer, Haber-Bosch loop) | NL | kilogram | 7664-41-7 | ISIC 2012 |
| MP steam export (4600 kPa(a), 673 K) | Ammonia from natural gas (1500 t/d, steam reforming with air-fed secondary reformer, Haber-Bosch loop) | NL | kilogram | – | ISIC 2012 |
| Aniline to storage Preliminary | Aniline by adiabatic gas-phase hydrogenation of nitrobenzene (25 t/h) | GLO | kilogram | 62-53-3 | ISIC 2011 |
| MP steam export (1500 kPa(a)), net of the reboilers Preliminary | Aniline by adiabatic gas-phase hydrogenation of nitrobenzene (25 t/h) | GLO | kilowatt hour | – | ISIC 2011 |
| Nitrogen, gaseous, <= 10 ppm O2, 8 barg | Cryogenic air separation unit (500 t/d GOX) | GLO | kilogram | 7727-37-9 | ISIC 2011 · CPC 34210 |
| Oxygen, gaseous, >= 99.5 mol%, 30 barg | Cryogenic air separation unit (500 t/d GOX) | GLO | kilogram | 7782-44-7 | ISIC 2011 · CPC 34210 |
| Nitrogen, liquid | Cryogenic air separation unit (500 t/d GOX) | GLO | kilogram | 7727-37-9 | ISIC 2011 · CPC 34210 |
| Oxygen, liquid | Cryogenic air separation unit (500 t/d GOX) | GLO | kilogram | 7782-44-7 | ISIC 2011 · CPC 34210 |
| Bromine, dry (99.96 wt-% Br2) to storage Preliminary | Bromine from bromide brine by chlorine oxidation and steaming-out (Smackover-type brine) | GLO | kilogram | 7726-95-6 | ISIC 2011 |
| Dry chlorine gas to the consumer (400 kPa(a)) | Chlor-alkali by membrane-cell electrolysis (100 kt/a Cl2, 50 wt-% caustic soda, hydrogen) | GLO | kilogram | 7782-50-5 | ISIC 2011 |
| Hydrogen to the consumer or fuel (140 kPa(a)) | Chlor-alkali by membrane-cell electrolysis (100 kt/a Cl2, 50 wt-% caustic soda, hydrogen) | GLO | kilogram | 1333-74-0 | ISIC 2011 · CPC 34210 |
| Sodium hydroxide, Caustic soda 50 wt-% to storage | Chlor-alkali by membrane-cell electrolysis (100 kt/a Cl2, 50 wt-% caustic soda, hydrogen) | GLO | kilogram | 1310-73-2 | ISIC 2011 |
| Chloromethane (methyl chloride), Methyl chloride product (liquid, to storage) Preliminary | Chloromethane from methanol and hydrogen chloride (gas-phase hydrochlorination, 100 kt/a) | GLO | kilogram | 74-87-3 | ISIC 2011 |
| Cumene, 99.95 wt% Preliminary | Cumene by zeolite alkylation of benzene with propylene | GLO | kilogram | 98-82-8 | ISIC 1920 2011 |
| N,N-Dimethylformamide, DMF product to storage Preliminary | N,N-Dimethylformamide by carbonylation of dimethylamine (50 kt/a, sodium methoxide in methanol) | GLO | kilogram | 68-12-2 | ISIC 2011 |
| Anhydrous ethanol to storage Preliminary | Ethanol by direct hydration of ethylene (100 000 t/a anhydrous, phosphoric acid catalyst) | GLO | kilogram | 64-17-5 | ISIC 2011 |
| Ethylbenzene Preliminary | Ethylbenzene by liquid-phase zeolite alkylation of benzene with ethylene | RER | kilogram | 100-41-4 | ISIC 2011 |
| Crude C4 cut Preliminary | Ethylene and propylene by ethane steam cracking (1000 kt/a ethylene, concept) | GLO | kilogram | – | ISIC 2011 |
| Polymer-grade ethylene Preliminary | Ethylene and propylene by ethane steam cracking (1000 kt/a ethylene, concept) | GLO | kilogram | 74-85-1 | ISIC 2011 |
| Polymer-grade propylene Preliminary | Ethylene and propylene by ethane steam cracking (1000 kt/a ethylene, concept) | GLO | kilogram | 115-07-1 | ISIC 2011 |
| Pyrolysis gasoline (C5/C6 cut) Preliminary | Ethylene and propylene by ethane steam cracking (1000 kt/a ethylene, concept) | GLO | kilogram | – | ISIC 2011 |
| Diethylene glycol to storage Preliminary | Ethylene glycol by ethylene oxide hydration (glycols-only EO/EG plant, 1200 t/d MEG) | GLO | kilogram | 111-46-6 | ISIC 2011 |
| Ethylene glycol (monoethylene glycol), Monoethylene glycol to storage Preliminary | Ethylene glycol by ethylene oxide hydration (glycols-only EO/EG plant, 1200 t/d MEG) | GLO | kilogram | 107-21-1 | ISIC 2011 |
| Triethylene glycol to storage Preliminary | Ethylene glycol by ethylene oxide hydration (glycols-only EO/EG plant, 1200 t/d MEG) | GLO | kilogram | 112-27-6 | ISIC 2011 |
| Formaldehyde, Formalin 50 wt% to storage Preliminary | Formaldehyde by methanol oxidation over iron molybdate (Formox type, 20 t/h formalin 50 wt%) | RER | kilogram | 50-00-0 | ISIC 2011 |
| Formic acid 85 wt% to storage Preliminary | Formic acid 85 wt% by methanol carbonylation and methyl formate hydrolysis (50 kt/a) | GLO | kilogram | 64-18-6 | ISIC 2011 |
| Fatty-acid layer to the biodiesel plant Preliminary | Refined glycerol (USP) from biodiesel crude glycerol (10 000 t/a, concept) | GLO | kilogram | – | ISIC 2011 |
| Refined glycerol USP 99.7 wt% to storage Preliminary | Refined glycerol (USP) from biodiesel crude glycerol (10 000 t/a, concept) | GLO | kilogram | – | ISIC 2011 |
| Benzene to storage | Toluene hydrodealkylation to benzene (100 kt/a, thermal HDA) | GLO | kilogram | 71-43-2 | ISIC 1920 2011 |
| Biphenyl (diphenyl) by-product | Toluene hydrodealkylation to benzene (100 kt/a, thermal HDA) | GLO | kilogram | 92-52-4 | ISIC 1920 2011 |
| Methane, PSA tail gas and stabiliser off-gas to the fuel gas header | Toluene hydrodealkylation to benzene (100 kt/a, thermal HDA) | GLO | kilogram | 74-82-8 | ISIC 1920 2011 |
| Hydrazine hydrate (64 wt% N2H4) Preliminary | Hydrazine hydrate by the peroxide process (PCUK, methyl ethyl ketazine route, 16 kt/a) | GLO | kilogram | 302-01-2 | ISIC 2011 |
| Hydrogen product 99.9 mol% to battery limit | Hydrogen by natural-gas steam methane reforming with PSA (100 000 Nm3/h, steam export) | GLO | kilogram | 1333-74-0 | ISIC 2011 · CPC 34210 |
| Export steam 4300 kPa(a) 673 K | Hydrogen by natural-gas steam methane reforming with PSA (100 000 Nm3/h, steam export) | GLO | kilogram | – | ISIC 2011 |
| Hydrogen bromide, Hydrobromic acid 48 wt-% to storage Preliminary | Hydrogen bromide synthesis burner with catalytic finishing and absorption (48 wt-% hydrobromic acid) | GLO | kilogram | 10035-10-6 | ISIC 2011 |
| Hydrogen chloride, Hydrochloric acid 33 wt-% to storage | Hydrogen chloride synthesis burner and absorption (33 wt-% hydrochloric acid, steam recovery) | GLO | kilogram | 7647-01-0 | ISIC 2011 |
| Hydrogen peroxide 50 wt% to storage Preliminary | Hydrogen peroxide by the anthraquinone autoxidation process (50 kt/a H2O2, 50 wt%) | GLO | kilogram | 7722-84-1 | ISIC 2011 |
| Hydroxylammonium sulfate solution 25.4 wt% to storage Preliminary | Hydroxylammonium sulfate by catalytic NO hydrogenation (30 kt/a NH2OH, 25 wt% solution) | GLO | kilogram | 10039-54-0 | ISIC 2011 |
| Iodine flakes (99.8 wt% I2) to packing Preliminary | Iodine from natural iodide brine by chlorine oxidation, air blowing-out and SO2 absorption (1000 t/a) | GLO | kilogram | 7553-56-2 | ISIC 2011 |
| DME-rich vents to the site fuel gas header Preliminary | Isobutene by MTBE cracking (50 kt/a, gas-phase cleavage) | GLO | kilogram | – | ISIC 2011 |
| Heavy ends (C8 and MTBE) to the site fuel oil system Preliminary | Isobutene by MTBE cracking (50 kt/a, gas-phase cleavage) | GLO | kilogram | – | ISIC 2011 |
| Isobutene (2-methylpropene), High-purity isobutene to storage Preliminary | Isobutene by MTBE cracking (50 kt/a, gas-phase cleavage) | GLO | kilogram | 115-11-7 | ISIC 2011 |
| Recovered methanol (co-product, back to MTBE synthesis or sale) Preliminary | Isobutene by MTBE cracking (50 kt/a, gas-phase cleavage) | GLO | kilogram | 67-56-1 | ISIC 2011 |
| Bleached kraft pulp, Bleached softwood kraft market pulp, 90 % dry (bales) Preliminary | Bleached softwood kraft pulp with chemical recovery (1000 ADt/d market pulp, concept) | GLO | kilogram | – | ISIC 2011 |
| Nitrogen, gaseous, <= 10 ppm O2, 8 barg | market for nitrogen, gaseous, <= 10 ppm O2, 8 barg (market) | RER | kilogram | 7727-37-9 | – |
| Nitrogen, liquid | market for nitrogen, liquid (market) | RER | kilogram | 7727-37-9 | – |
| Oxygen, gaseous, >= 99.5 mol%, 30 barg | market for oxygen, gaseous, >= 99.5 mol%, 30 barg (market) | RER | kilogram | 7782-44-7 | – |
| Oxygen, liquid | market for oxygen, liquid (market) | RER | kilogram | 7782-44-7 | – |
| LP flash gas and topping-column off-gas to fuel gas Preliminary | Methanol synthesis loop and purification (2500 t/d Grade AA, natural-gas syngas) | GLO | kilogram | – | ISIC 2011 |
| Methanol Grade AA to storage Preliminary | Methanol synthesis loop and purification (2500 t/d Grade AA, natural-gas syngas) | GLO | kilogram | 67-56-1 | ISIC 2011 |
| MP steam raised in the converter (2800 kPa(a)) Preliminary | Methanol synthesis loop and purification (2500 t/d Grade AA, natural-gas syngas) | GLO | kilowatt hour | – | ISIC 2011 |
| Anhydrous dimethylamine to storage Preliminary | Methylamines (MMA, DMA, TMA) from methanol and ammonia | GLO | kilogram | 124-40-3 | ISIC 2011 |
| Methylamine (monomethylamine), Anhydrous monomethylamine to storage Preliminary | Methylamines (MMA, DMA, TMA) from methanol and ammonia | GLO | kilogram | 74-89-5 | ISIC 2011 |
| Anhydrous trimethylamine to storage Preliminary | Methylamines (MMA, DMA, TMA) from methanol and ammonia | GLO | kilogram | 75-50-3 | ISIC 2011 |
| N-Bromosuccinimide crystals to packing Preliminary | N-Bromosuccinimide by semi-batch bromination of succinimide in aqueous NaOH (500 t/a) | GLO | kilogram | 128-08-5 | ISIC 2011 |
| Natural gas liquids (C2+, ethane-propane mix) to NGL pipeline Preliminary | Natural gas processing (amine CO2 removal, TEG dehydration, turbo-expander NGL recovery) | US | kilogram | – | ISIC 1920 2011 |
| Sales gas to transmission pipeline (7000 kPa(a)) Preliminary | Natural gas processing (amine CO2 removal, TEG dehydration, turbo-expander NGL recovery) | US | kilogram | – | ISIC 1920 2011 |
| Weak nitric acid 60 wt% to storage | Weak nitric acid by dual-pressure ammonia oxidation (1000 t/d HNO3 as 60 wt% acid) | GLO | kilogram | 7697-37-2 | ISIC 2012 |
| Liquid phosgene to the captive consumer Preliminary | Phosgene from CO and chlorine over activated carbon (17.3 t/h liquid phosgene, captive) | GLO | kilogram | 75-44-5 | ISIC 2011 |
| Phosphorus oxychloride (phosphoryl chloride), Phosphorus oxychloride (distilled) to storage Preliminary | Phosphorus oxychloride from white phosphorus, chlorine and oxygen via PCl3 (4.0 t/h) | GLO | kilogram | 10025-87-3 | ISIC 2011 |
| Potassium permanganate (technical grade) to packing Preliminary | Potassium permanganate from MnO2 ore by KOH roasting and electrolysis (1250 kg/h, concept) | GLO | kilogram | 7722-64-7 | ISIC 2011 |
| coke, by mass | coke, per kg as fired, as energy (Atlas unit proxy) (screening proxy) | GLO | kilogram | – | – |
| heat rejected to cooling water | cooling water service, per kWh heat rejected (Atlas screening proxy) (screening proxy) | GLO | kilowatt hour | – | – |
| pipe fitting, installed | pipe fitting, flange or valve, average size, per piece (Atlas screening proxy) (screening proxy) | GLO | unit | – | – |
| steel grating | steel grating, per m2 (Atlas screening proxy) (screening proxy) | GLO | square meter | – | – |
| heat from natural gas, by energy | heat from natural gas, industrial furnace, per kWh (Atlas unit proxy) (screening proxy) | GLO | kilowatt hour | – | – |
| hydrochloric acid, 30 wt-% | hydrochloric acid, 30 wt-% in water, per kg of solution (Atlas unit proxy) (screening proxy) | GLO | kilogram | – | – |
| hydrochloric acid, 32 wt-% | hydrochloric acid, 32 wt-% in water, per kg of solution (Atlas unit proxy) (screening proxy) | GLO | kilogram | – | – |
| hydrogen make-up gas, 99.9 mol% H2 | hydrogen make-up gas, 99.9 mol% H2, 0.1 mol% CH4, per kg (Atlas unit proxy) (screening proxy) | GLO | kilogram | – | – |
| pipe insulation, installed | pipe insulation with aluminium cladding, per m2 (Atlas screening proxy) (screening proxy) | GLO | square meter | – | – |
| natural gas, by mass | natural gas, per kg, as methane (Atlas unit proxy) (screening proxy) | GLO | kilogram | – | – |
| process pipe, installed | process pipe, average DN, per m (Atlas screening proxy) (screening proxy) | GLO | meter | – | – |
| platinum-rhodium gauze | platinum-rhodium gauze 90/10, per kg (Atlas screening proxy) (screening proxy) | GLO | kilogram | – | – |
| sodium chloride brine, 26 wt-% | sodium chloride brine, 26 wt-% NaCl, per kg of solution (Atlas unit proxy) (screening proxy) | GLO | kilogram | – | – |
| heat from steam, by energy | heat from steam, per kWh (Atlas unit proxy) (screening proxy) | GLO | kilowatt hour | – | – |
| steam, saturated, 11 bar(a) | steam, saturated, 11 bar(a), per kg, as heat from steam (Atlas unit proxy) (screening proxy) | GLO | kilogram | – | – |
| wastewater, by mass | wastewater to treatment, per kg (Atlas unit proxy) (screening proxy) | GLO | kilogram | – | – |
| Silicon carbide, Metallurgical-grade SiC (88 wt%) Preliminary | Silicon carbide by the Acheson process (5000 kg/h crude SiC, concept) | GLO | kilogram | 409-21-2 | ISIC 2011 |
| Silicon carbide, Crushed crude crystalline SiC (98 wt%) Preliminary | Silicon carbide by the Acheson process (5000 kg/h crude SiC, concept) | GLO | kilogram | 409-21-2 | ISIC 2011 |
| Sodium carbonate, Light soda ash to storage | Soda ash by the Solvay ammonia-soda process (1000 t/d light ash, concept) | GLO | kilogram | 497-19-8 | ISIC 2011 |
| Solid sodium cyanide (98 wt%) to packing Preliminary | Solid sodium cyanide from Andrussow HCN (6.25 t/h, 50 kt/a) | GLO | kilogram | 143-33-9 | ISIC 2011 |
| Sodium nitrite, dried, 99.0 wt-% (to bagging and storage) Preliminary | Sodium nitrite from ammonia oxidation and soda absorption (with sodium nitrate by inversion) | GLO | kilogram | 7632-00-0 | ISIC 2011 |
| Sodium nitrate, dried (co-product) Preliminary | Sodium nitrite from ammonia oxidation and soda absorption (with sodium nitrate by inversion) | GLO | kilogram | 7631-99-4 | ISIC 2011 |
| Benzene, by-product Preliminary | Styrene by adiabatic catalytic dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene | RER | kilogram | 71-43-2 | ISIC 2011 |
| Styrene monomer, 99.8 % Preliminary | Styrene by adiabatic catalytic dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene | RER | kilogram | 100-42-5 | ISIC 2011 |
| Toluene, by-product Preliminary | Styrene by adiabatic catalytic dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene | RER | kilogram | 108-88-3 | ISIC 2011 |
| Sulfuric acid 98.5 wt% to storage | Sulfuric acid from sulfur burning, double contact / double absorption (1000 t/d, 98.5 wt%) | GLO | kilogram | 7664-93-9 | ISIC 2011 |
| Tetrahydrofuran, THF product to storage Preliminary | Tetrahydrofuran from 1,4-butanediol (50 kt/a, cyclodehydration and pressure-swing distillation) | GLO | kilogram | 109-99-9 | ISIC 2011 |
| Thionyl chloride to storage Preliminary | Thionyl chloride from sulfur, chlorine and SO2 over activated carbon (3.75 t/h) | GLO | kilogram | 7719-09-7 | ISIC 2011 |
| Prilled urea to storage Preliminary | Urea by CO2 stripping, total recycle, prilling (2000 t/d, concept) | GLO | kilogram | 57-13-6 | ISIC 2012 |
| Cold, chilled water supplied at 6 degC | Chilled water at 6 degC from an electric chiller | GLO | kilowatt hour | – | ISIC 3530 3600 |
| Heat rejected to cooling water, 25/35 degC | Cooling water, evaporative cooling tower, 25/35 degC | GLO | kilowatt hour | – | ISIC 3530 3600 |
| Waste gas to flare, Gas flared (as methane), 1 kg | Flaring of methane-rich waste gas | GLO | kilogram | – | ISIC 3821 3822 |
| Instrument air, dried, 8 bar(a) | Instrument air, dried, 8 bar(a) | GLO | kilogram | – | ISIC 3530 3600 |
| Steam, saturated, 11 bar(a) | Steam generation, natural-gas boiler, saturated 11 bar(a) | GLO | kilogram | – | ISIC 3530 |
| Wastewater treated | Wastewater treatment, activated sludge | GLO | kilogram | – | ISIC 3700 |